Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays, and I also hope you’ve had a chance to do some relaxing and unwinding after the busyness of the season.

As each year comes to a close, I usually take this last week to relax and recharge. And also, to take stock. One of the things I like most about blogging is the fact that everything is documented; it’s fun to go back and look at what I was doing, interested in, and talking about during the different points of the year. And, I love seeing how each post has done. It’s sometimes surprising to see what post did the best, and what people responded to the most (and those two are not necessarily the same!)read more

Happy November! Today I’m sharing a warm and cozy Thanksgiving table using the rich colors of fall. And I’m joining some blogging friends who are also sharing their tables as well. If you are landing here from Martha at Simple Cozy Charm, I’m so happy you’re here!read more

Hi all and welcome to another round of Styled + Set! This holiday entertaining series is hosted by the talented Lory of Designthusiasm, and features 26 bloggers over four days for lots of Thanksgiving table inspiration! If you’ve come from my friend Courtney at French Country Cottage, welcome! I’m so glad to have you here!read more

So, I’m admittedly a pumpkin freak... I like the infamous Pumpkin Spice Lattes, as well as anything else pumpkin flavored. And I especially love pumpkin scented candles! But I also love a lot of the other scents of fall. So in this post, I wanted to share with you the mostamazing fall candles out there – and they’re not all pumpkin scented!read more

Good morning everyone, and welcome to the second day of our Autumn’s in the Air Fall Home Tours! If you weren’t here yesterday, I shared my house decorated for fall as one of 8 bloggers on our fall tour. Today, 8 more bloggers will be sharing their interpretation of fall with you all!read more